I Love Boosters
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Why watch?
“Boots Riley is probably one of the most truly creative, ambitious and fiercely intelligent filmmakers working today. I Love Boosters is a glorious call for both depth of thought and urgency of action as well as a visual feast quite unlike anything else you’ll see this year.”
Wendy,
Head of Cinema
Corvette, Mariah, and Sade are “boosters” who shoplift from trendy fashion chain Metro Designers and resell their items to make ends meet in the California capitalist dystopia of the Bay Area.
Their antics are soon acknowledged by the nefarious visionary designer behind the brand, Christie Smith, who ignites a pitched battle with the endearing outcasts in which the “integrity” of high fashion, worker conditions in Chinese factories, and global media discourse are all at stake.